'SHIP BLING! (dear God did I just write that?)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Carson Palmer really, really hates Ohio State
http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2008/07/carson-palmer-r.htmlAs Ohio State's Sept. 13 game at Southern California approaches, there naturally will be some trash talking as these two storied programs brace for what looms as a classic regular-season matchup between perennial Rose Bowl opponents.
But Carson Palmer may have taken it to the extreme in an interview last week with LA radio station KLAC. Palmer, after all, makes his living in Ohio as quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, and his remarks may make the home-state fans ultra-critical of USC's 2002 Heisman Trophy winner.
You can click here to hear Palmer's inflection and judge for yourself just how seriously he meant his mini-rant, but here's the gist what he said after being asked if he was cautious when talking about Ohio State football:
"I don't watch what I say. I cannot stand the Buckeyes, and having to live in Ohio and hear those people talk about their team, it drives me absolutely nuts . . . It's amazing to hear what those guys think about that university and what they think about that football program and (Ohio State coach Jim) Tressel and all the crap I gotta put up with being back there. I just can't wait for two years from now when SC comes to the 'Shoe and I get to hopefully, hopefully we'll have a home game that weekend and I can go up there and watch us pound on them in their own turf and kind of put all the talk to rest. Because I'm really getting sick of it and I just can't wait for this game to get here so they can come out to the Coliseum and experience LA and get an old-fashioned Pac-10 butt-whoopin' and go back to the Big Ten . . . I can't wait."
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
2008 LSU football camp for recruits. Expected attendance
Camp begins July 20, 2008
Recruits expected to attend:
Rivals 100:
#2 JaMarkus McFarland 5* #1 DT, TX
#4 Russell Shepard 5* #1 Dual-QB, TX (committed)
#6 Rueben Randle 5* #1 WR, LA
#13 Dre Kirkpatrick 5*, #1 CB, AL
#18 Chris Davenport 5* #4 DT, LA
#20 Darius Winston 5* #2 CB, AR
#21 Craig Loston 5* #1 S, TX
#25 Gabe Lynn 4* #3 CB, OK
#31 Andre Debose 4* #6 WR, FL
#39 Jarvis Jones 4* #4 OLB, GA
#43 Patrick Patterson 4* #8 WR, MS
#48 Kraig Appleton 4* #10 WR, IL
#52 Jon Bostic 4* #5 OLB, FL
#59 Christine Michael 4* #6 Rb, Tx
#64 Kevin Brent 4* #4 S, TX
#69 Sam Montgomery 4* WDE, SC
#74 Darren Myles 4* #5 S, GA
#83 Lamar Miller 4* #9 RB, FL
#90 Ray Ray Armstrong 4* #8 ATH, FL
#91 Janzen Jackson 4* #8 CB, LA (committed)
#100 Kendall Kelly 4* #15 WR, AL
Rivals 250:
#118 Xavier Su’a Filo 4* #10 OT, UT
#141 Chad Bumphis 4* #19 WR, MS
#143 Knile Davis 4* #13 Rb, TX
#146 Kenny Bell 4* #20 WR, LA
#168 Stavion Lowe 4* #12 OT, TX (committed)
#175 Michael Brockers 4* #8 SDE, TX (committed)
#184 Chris Williams 4* #10 ILB, TX
#199 Dyron Dye 4* #7 WDE, FL
#200 Darrington Sentimore 4* #22 DT, LA
#211 Michael Ford 4* #17 RB, LA (committed)
Unranked:
Randall Dent 3* #32 SDE, TX
Willie Ferrell 3* #23 ILB, FL (committed)
Cobi Hamilton 3* #61 WR, TX
Toben Opurum 3* #31 RB, TX
Deon Simon 3* #68 DT, LA
Josh Williford NR OL, AL
Richard Wilson 3* #9 TE, UT
Class of 2010
Lache Seastrunk RB, TX
Conner Wood QB, TX
Kurt Killens LB, TX
Trevon Reed WR/DB, LA
Recruits expected to attend:
Rivals 100:
#2 JaMarkus McFarland 5* #1 DT, TX
#4 Russell Shepard 5* #1 Dual-QB, TX (committed)
#6 Rueben Randle 5* #1 WR, LA
#13 Dre Kirkpatrick 5*, #1 CB, AL
#18 Chris Davenport 5* #4 DT, LA
#20 Darius Winston 5* #2 CB, AR
#21 Craig Loston 5* #1 S, TX
#25 Gabe Lynn 4* #3 CB, OK
#31 Andre Debose 4* #6 WR, FL
#39 Jarvis Jones 4* #4 OLB, GA
#43 Patrick Patterson 4* #8 WR, MS
#48 Kraig Appleton 4* #10 WR, IL
#52 Jon Bostic 4* #5 OLB, FL
#59 Christine Michael 4* #6 Rb, Tx
#64 Kevin Brent 4* #4 S, TX
#69 Sam Montgomery 4* WDE, SC
#74 Darren Myles 4* #5 S, GA
#83 Lamar Miller 4* #9 RB, FL
#90 Ray Ray Armstrong 4* #8 ATH, FL
#91 Janzen Jackson 4* #8 CB, LA (committed)
#100 Kendall Kelly 4* #15 WR, AL
Rivals 250:
#118 Xavier Su’a Filo 4* #10 OT, UT
#141 Chad Bumphis 4* #19 WR, MS
#143 Knile Davis 4* #13 Rb, TX
#146 Kenny Bell 4* #20 WR, LA
#168 Stavion Lowe 4* #12 OT, TX (committed)
#175 Michael Brockers 4* #8 SDE, TX (committed)
#184 Chris Williams 4* #10 ILB, TX
#199 Dyron Dye 4* #7 WDE, FL
#200 Darrington Sentimore 4* #22 DT, LA
#211 Michael Ford 4* #17 RB, LA (committed)
Unranked:
Randall Dent 3* #32 SDE, TX
Willie Ferrell 3* #23 ILB, FL (committed)
Cobi Hamilton 3* #61 WR, TX
Toben Opurum 3* #31 RB, TX
Deon Simon 3* #68 DT, LA
Josh Williford NR OL, AL
Richard Wilson 3* #9 TE, UT
Class of 2010
Lache Seastrunk RB, TX
Conner Wood QB, TX
Kurt Killens LB, TX
Trevon Reed WR/DB, LA
Friday, December 07, 2007
Twice as Sweet! LSU to Face Ohio St. in BCS Title Game
12/02/2007) BY www.LSUsports.net
BATON ROUGE -- Fresh off an SEC Championship game victory, the LSU football team knew it was going to New Orleans for a January bowl game. But, few thought the stars would re-align and the Tigers would face off with Ohio State for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship on Jan. 7.
After beating Tennessee, No. 7-ranked LSU looked forward to possibly facing undefeated Hawaii in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
However, key upsets of No. 1 Missouri and No. 2 West Virginia while the Tigers were at 35,000 feet en route to Baton Rouge from Atlanta Saturday night sent the Delta charter flight into a frenzy, as the team found they may have a shot at the title despite two triple-overtimes losses in the regular season.
Two of the other five teams ahead of LSU in the BCS standings didn't win their conference's division -- Kansas and Georgia -- while LSU beat another by 41 -- Virginia Tech. The pollsters and computers thought the Tigers' resume was too good to miss out on the BCS National Championship Game.
“I would like to thank the voters and those people who are responsible for allowing us to play in this great game,” LSU coach Les Miles said on Sunday after the bowl pairings were announced. “We are humbled by the selection. We will honor that game with our finest effort.”
The unlikely scenario that put the Tigers into the BCS title game couldn’t have been possible had LSU, which was playing without its starting quarterback in Matt Flynn and All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, not rallied for the win over Tennessee. Against the Vols, LSU defensive back Jonathan Zenon returned an interception 18-yards midway through the fourth quarter to lift the Tigers to the victory.
“How it unfolded certainly could not have been scripted,” Miles said. “We had a very difficult game against Arkansas last week. We then go to the SEC Championship Game and fight and scrape to win the conference. Low and behold, No. 1 and No. 2 fall and it becomes a very talented LSU team that is voted into the game. We are excited and honored to have the opportunity. We will play a great Ohio State team that is very talented and well coached.”
LSU (10-2), which was ranked No. 1 twice during the season, was ranked No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings released live on FOX Sunday evening. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in preseason polls.
Ohio State (11-1), champions of the Big Ten, haven't played since defeating Michigan on Nov. 17. However, the Buckeyes watched as four teams ahead of them in the Nov. 18 polls -- LSU, Kansas, West Virginia and Missouri -- each lost over the next two weeks.
LSU's computer average was No. 2, while it's BCS average was .9394. Ohio State's was .9588. Virginia Tech finished third in the BCS (.8703), Oklahoma was fourth (.8572) and Georgia rounded out the Top 5 (.8392).
The Tigers and Buckeyes have met twice on the gridiron, first with a 13-13 tie in 1987 in Baton Rouge before Ohio State won 36-33 in Columbus in 1988.
It will mark LSU’s second appearance in the BCS Championship Game as the Tigers beat Oklahoma 21-14 to claim the BCS title in 2003. The game against Oklahoma was also played in the Louisiana Superdome.
LSU is also making an appearance in a BCS bowl game for the second straight year and the fourth time overall.
LSU's other national championship in football came in 1958.
BATON ROUGE -- Fresh off an SEC Championship game victory, the LSU football team knew it was going to New Orleans for a January bowl game. But, few thought the stars would re-align and the Tigers would face off with Ohio State for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship on Jan. 7.
After beating Tennessee, No. 7-ranked LSU looked forward to possibly facing undefeated Hawaii in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
However, key upsets of No. 1 Missouri and No. 2 West Virginia while the Tigers were at 35,000 feet en route to Baton Rouge from Atlanta Saturday night sent the Delta charter flight into a frenzy, as the team found they may have a shot at the title despite two triple-overtimes losses in the regular season.
Two of the other five teams ahead of LSU in the BCS standings didn't win their conference's division -- Kansas and Georgia -- while LSU beat another by 41 -- Virginia Tech. The pollsters and computers thought the Tigers' resume was too good to miss out on the BCS National Championship Game.
“I would like to thank the voters and those people who are responsible for allowing us to play in this great game,” LSU coach Les Miles said on Sunday after the bowl pairings were announced. “We are humbled by the selection. We will honor that game with our finest effort.”
The unlikely scenario that put the Tigers into the BCS title game couldn’t have been possible had LSU, which was playing without its starting quarterback in Matt Flynn and All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, not rallied for the win over Tennessee. Against the Vols, LSU defensive back Jonathan Zenon returned an interception 18-yards midway through the fourth quarter to lift the Tigers to the victory.
“How it unfolded certainly could not have been scripted,” Miles said. “We had a very difficult game against Arkansas last week. We then go to the SEC Championship Game and fight and scrape to win the conference. Low and behold, No. 1 and No. 2 fall and it becomes a very talented LSU team that is voted into the game. We are excited and honored to have the opportunity. We will play a great Ohio State team that is very talented and well coached.”
LSU (10-2), which was ranked No. 1 twice during the season, was ranked No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings released live on FOX Sunday evening. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in preseason polls.
Ohio State (11-1), champions of the Big Ten, haven't played since defeating Michigan on Nov. 17. However, the Buckeyes watched as four teams ahead of them in the Nov. 18 polls -- LSU, Kansas, West Virginia and Missouri -- each lost over the next two weeks.
LSU's computer average was No. 2, while it's BCS average was .9394. Ohio State's was .9588. Virginia Tech finished third in the BCS (.8703), Oklahoma was fourth (.8572) and Georgia rounded out the Top 5 (.8392).
The Tigers and Buckeyes have met twice on the gridiron, first with a 13-13 tie in 1987 in Baton Rouge before Ohio State won 36-33 in Columbus in 1988.
It will mark LSU’s second appearance in the BCS Championship Game as the Tigers beat Oklahoma 21-14 to claim the BCS title in 2003. The game against Oklahoma was also played in the Louisiana Superdome.
LSU is also making an appearance in a BCS bowl game for the second straight year and the fourth time overall.
LSU's other national championship in football came in 1958.
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